Titre :
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The market and the environment: the effectiveness of market-based policy instruments for invironmental reform
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Auteurs :
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T. Sterner
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Type de document :
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ouvrage
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Editeur :
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Cheltenham, Grande Bretagne : Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999
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Collection :
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International studies in environmental policy making
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ISBN/ISSN/EAN :
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1-85898-906-X
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Format :
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488 p.
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Langues:
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= Anglais
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Catégories :
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ECOLOGIE-ENVIRONNEMENT
ECONOMIE
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Mots-clés:
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ENVIRONNEMENT
;
ECONOMIE
;
LEGISLATION
;
REGLEMENTATION
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Résumé :
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This book focuses on the environmental effects and effectiveness of market-based policy instruments, especially taxes, at improving the environment. In order to calculate their efficiency, the authors compare taxes levied in different ways and at different stages in the product life-cycle with other market-based instrument such as charges, subsidies, tradeable emission permits and deposit-refund systems. Several chapters focus on the transaction and information costs associated with the implemenation of market based policy instruments.
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